The President of the Islamic Republic, Hassan Rohani, ordered an investigation after the "
leak
" of an audio recording of his ally, the head of diplomacy, Javad Zarif, criticizing the role of the late General Qassem Soleimani in the foreign policy of the country, the government spokesman said on Tuesday.
This settling of scores risks polarizing the campaign for the presidential election on June 18 even more between the conservatives, hostile to a rapprochement with the West, and the moderates, who are in favor of it.
"
A conspiracy against the government
"
"
We believe that this data theft is a conspiracy against the government, the system, the integrity of national institutions and also against our national interests,
" Ali Rabii, the spokesperson, told reporters.
Mr. Rohani ordered the Ministry of Intelligence to identify "
the agents of this conspiracy
".
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